The caprice of our temper is even more whimsical than that of Fortune.
Ridicule dishonors a man more than dishonor does.
Happiness is in the taste, and not in the things.
We pardon as long as we love.
A man is perhaps ungrateful, but often less chargeable with ingratitude than his benefactor is.
The moderation of people in prosperity is the effect of a smooth and composed temper, owing to the calm of their good fortune.